Rivaz, Best Dragon Boy Ever

Rivaz is doing his very best to apologize for the terrible ramp related offenses of every dragon deck that has come before him and will come after him
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[@Will-dx6yt]

"But he's got a sword in the art how am I not supposed to give him one?" -Timothy

[@timothymantor7332]

He does! It's perfect... 😅

[@MikeAsbestos]

He's already got one

[@Nalianna]

@@MikeAsbestos he's got 2 arms, dont' he? - Needs a shadowspear!

[@sethb3090]

He's already got one! Like what, Radha has two swords! Does that mean you need her to start triple or quadruple wielding?

[@null_text9112]

He is very straightforward. You know what you’re getting into, which makes it hurt all the more when he bodies you with an army of dragons large enough to blot out the sun

[@3N3MYKN1GHT]

Conjurers closet plus sneak aTtack for some serious etb abusal.

[@jiralord7642]

Any commander who gives me more of an excuse to play all the black "well I know he dies here, but actually.." spells

[@kage9543]

Hehe dragons got rawr

[@satibel]

He's the equivalent of announcing that you're gonna come to the no holds barred mma fight with a gau-8 avenger, and coming to the fight with a gau-8 avenger.

[@tumage8592]

* a thunder of Dragons

[@GuardDogEvents]

With that stance! That outfit, and that build?! Rival got rizzz

[@Ash2Flame116]

More like Rizzvaz

[@ShinjiSixteen]

"Unfortunately he cannot get it" False

[@Imperial_Squid]

Slander, lies, untruths, we in the scaly community will not forget this slight

[@Papaconstantopoulos]

Howled

[@edwardwilson7459]

Every dnd bard has entered the chat 😂

[@pBlackcoat]

I think the hetero got to mald in this one, because is someone that big and angry was wearing a bra, Mald would be begging for the steppy

[@evokalis6450]

Absolutely false, I would let him do things to me that are unspeakable

[@Jchmcom]

This dude over here's just a Charizard. "You are in this EDH deck but we do not grant you the character type of Dragon." "Hiss?? Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss. Hiss is hissss. It's unfair. Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss Hiss hiss hiss bitching hiss Dragon?" "Take a seat, young Fire/Flying."

[@voratheexplorer6442]

Nah at least Charizard *could* fly. Rivaz ain't even been gifted flight

[@PhoenicopterusR]

​@@voratheexplorer6442 warlocks can gain levitate and polymorph through eldritch invocations, so he could technically fly.

[@noahtackett6264]

​@@voratheexplorer6442yeah starting in Yellow

[@TheAngriestReptileAlive]

Way to disrespect Charizard dragons and viashino all in one obnoxious take

[@Sanbaddy]

@@PhoenicopterusRNot till level 5. 😏

[@Amphibian42]

WHY CAN'T HE GET IT, MALD, WHY NOT?

[@Preaplanes]

Well, when a Rakdos gets it, "it" is your spine, and one would rather not let him get it.

[@MoonbornUwU]

Because we’re the ones gonna get it

[@Ganurath]

He's not Rivaz of the Tender Touch.

[@e5858]

Taken. By the dragons

[@Amphibian42]

@@Ganurath hey hey hey, he's got menace so everyone is scared if him and he's named rivaz of the claw by others, but he has less power than toughness and he's a mana dork, so really i think he is softer than he has been deemed by society, born to cutie forced to scary 🙏😔

[@cataposs]

Aight I agreed with everything you said EXCEPT the last bit. That man is ABSOLUTELY mature, sentient, and able to communicate consent. Can't have shit SMH

[@HeraldOfOpera]

He's capable, but he's clearly a jerk who will hurt you.

[@Sassaparilla]

@@HeraldOfOpera Nah, Rivaz is cool. He looks mean, but that's because he's a duty-bound leader, he's a brave protector of Dominaria. Actual lore.

[@spiritflameplayz6530]

​@HeraldOfOpera THATS THE POINT HE CAN DO UNSPEAKABLE THINGS TO ME

[@MrFelblood]

Harkness Test is actually a low bar.

[@SeleenShadowpaw]

@@MrFelblood yeah, but everything else is just absolutely subjective and you'll discuss and exempt yourself to death

[@ianroark9928]

I feel so violated by that voltron comment, how'd you know

[@thornelson1411]

Hi Timothy

[@clothar23]

Build something else Timothy.

[@tyleryoung9123]

Literally today, (i have multiple tabs open), I was looking for a fun Dragon commander, and had searched all the legendary dragons and wasn't seeing anything to fun to build around. This video was PERFECT timing. Thank you Mald, and congrats on your sponsorship.

[@maldhound]

Thank you!

[@Jimmy-z2g]

In the future, if you are looking for a good tribal Commander, instead of looking for creatures that share the same creature type, search the rules box text for mentions of that creature type and filter for legendary creatures only. You will get results more in line with what you are looking for

[@mtanaka3844]

Another way to look is to search for a legendary creature and type dragon into the text.

[@spellbreakerunbound]

most fair dragon commander they ever made! we love to see it. kolaghan storms fury is just bad atarka, we finally have a proper rakdos dragons commander

[@wisppandemonium8106]

One of the most fair cards I've seen TBH. Respectfully though he can get it.

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Most fair Dragon Commander until they Entomb and Animate Dead a Worldgorger Dragon on turn 3 and Dragon Tempest you back to the unga-bunga-verse so hard you become your own ancestor and vanish from the timeline. 😅😋

[@ryanstewart2289]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Rakdos needs it.

[@palatonian9618]

Also one of the coolest art pieces

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Agreed.

[@RosiePosie-el3lj]

I often disagree with Mald's can they get it portions, but never in my life have I disagreed harder. This man can get all of it. He gets the whole store. I'll even check the back for him.

[@maldhound]

You aren’t thinking about the texture

[@colinouille2786]

@@maldhound OH BUT I *AM* THINKING ABOUT THE TEXTURE, COWARD

[@potatogrease2420]

@@maldhoundthis changed my whole perspective

[@swawslord]

I wanna see a massacre girl known killer video. Wither is mean.

[@tossthegoats4280]

My boy Rivaz, at last! Consistent early mana dork plus graveyard recursion. We be casting 5-6 mana dragons on turn 4!!! Knock Knock, Scourge of the Throne is here for your kneecaps!

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Turn 4? Please. I'm getting Rivaz in play turn 1 and dropping dragons from turn 2 onwards. 😈

[@livedandletdie]

@@RoxyGotMoxy.Cheating them into play with Rivaz, then tapping enough mana to play Worldgorger and have enough mana to fling Worldgorger, thus making your dragons go back to the graveyard if they die.

[@daemoncarroll8347]

bouncing/blinking removes the exile clause those dragons be forever

[@C0medySeniorz]

Um? Your in rakdos? In commander you have conjurers closet, what else could you have to blink in these colors?

[@daemoncarroll8347]

@@C0medySeniorz Prowling Geist catcher, faceless butcher, ashnods intervention, hellvault, synod sanctum, bag of devouring, golden argosy, endless sands, sundial of the infinite. eratic portal. a lot of these exile and store it for later which if its dying to removal anyways is great. but sundial of the infinite is an ingenious way around the exile, because its a triggered ability the ways its worded.

[@Cy8erTron1x]

This guys in my 99 Kyodai flicker deck, generally when he hits the field if i have kyodai out already none of my dragons ever hit the graveyard or exile after unless i play super sloppy, and the ones already there start a single file line out the graveyard lol

[@jiralord7642]

Personally I'm more inclined to run the black "um actually 🤓" cards where instead of dying, they come back with menace or +1/+1 counters and such

[@daemoncarroll8347]

@@jiralord7642 Most of the time those work, but I an honestily unsure if they do in this instance. even though both are triggers meaning you can stack them however you want I believe your dragon would still end up exiled. we are trying to bypass that exile trigger on death rivaz gives your dragons in rakdos colors

[@him1019]

Rivaz is the epitome of fair and honest

[@Jimmy-z2g]

Tell that to my lgs when I dropped skittles t3 and utvara hellkite with phyresis on t4 last night. Absolutely destroyed my whole table.

[@drowsyCoffee]

I refuse to believe that Rivaz couldnt get it on the grounds that im actively throwing myself at 'em

[@brotquel1592]

And the art is freaking sweet: what if Conan the Barbarian was a lizard?

[@CrypticNox]

Some Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon shenanigans going on over here.

[@Edan_TheTraveler]

On the quick aside for voltron. What do you think of mazzy true sword paladin. They are a bit niche, but I wonder what you think could be done with it.

[@sturm7938]

I love this commander it’s such a fun dragon deck to run btw anyone who wants to build this if you use cards like sword of hearth and home or conjurers closet you can blink the reanimated dragons to get rid of the exile clause

[@marcoottina654]

That much of value is insane for just 3 mana! Yes, you can't blink those resurrected dragons ... Unless you play on a Mardu identity

[@Gimpocalypse]

I am once again humbly requesting the roast of either my boi Tayam or my gurl Horobi thank you sssssiiiiiR! (Also I seriously love your content dude, keep rockin that shit)

[@pauldyson8098]

Rivaz is himself the ultimate Timmy: while not a dragon himself, he loves nothing more than jamming dragons into play. Committed to the bit indeed. Love this lad.

[@Dietchapstick]

love youtube shorts for not letting me go to this man's channel from here

[@The_Skullrush]

Squee the Immortal + Maskwood Nexus + cost reducer = infinite sack triggers. This is a bit convoluted, but very possible. Yes I’m a blue player. Have fun ruining games.

[@seasnek7024]

However if the dragon is bounced or returned to hand the exile clause doesn't occur and is removed

[@UniversalJuan]

It's how I run mine 😈

[@facelessgames94]

Hurts even more when you realise the dragons arent gone forever.

[@chrisdavis5948]

Day (lost count) of asking for Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker !!!!

[@hexbox2182]

Here’s one: crystal dragon. It’s an adventure so whenever it gets exiled by the commander, you can just recast him from exile

[@williamfarr9017]

Day 105 of asking for Slimefoot and Squee

[@busterblast3416]

HE CAN ABSOLUTELY GET IT ARE YOU BLIND?!?!!11!?

[@jonathanriebe8887]

I cannot get over how perfectly your nails match the rakdos colors

[@theartofvideogames7895]

Day 1 of asking for Themberchaud

[@ReferenceMachinist]

That fucking design is incredible though

[@neco9590]

Mald, come on, you can not trick us into thinking that you are not at least a tiny little bit of a scalie

[@manasplained]

Please do Jasmine Boreal from legends

[@Pachitaro]

Fine! No swords... 😢 It's Colossus Hammer Hours 😈

[@zamba136]

The most honest Dragon Commander is hands-down Thunderchud. Belly flop the battlefield.

[@traemaxwell]

This guy was my first ever Brawl commander when I first started MTGA! Loved the idea of a dragon tribal deck that can not just pump out dragons but also bring them back from the grave. Outstanding!

[@kanvaros4451]

He is just an elf in dragon furry suit !!! Also day 7 season 2 : can we get mommy zacama ! Big Dino mommy

[@stripeybag6977]

Either Nashi would be nice to see Moon's Legacy or Moon's Scion

[@isaacjames2682]

It's a cold day for Dragon decks to be honest. Luckilly, it snowed just barely, and that's good enough for me! If it would please the court, I would like to charge Marchesa the Black Rose with being deserving of a burn. Please make it so.

[@shadowless2960]

"When you remove it, it's gone" Oh you poor fool. Blink it, exile and return, etc etc all removes that clause

[@The1AndOnlyGoldenboy]

Canonically, Rivaz is a nepo baby. That's why he can't get it, and I respect that.

[@CrimsonFox36]

I disrespectfully disagree, sir. This guy is Daddy, with a capital "D"

[@baconsir1159]

I like that the stained glass art is a reference to an old legendary dragon

[@ChaosEve]

Okay fine. If you won’t do Light Paws, do Judith, Carnage Connoisseur.

[@chrs-wltrs]

Now do Sedris, Traitor King 😎 unearth things for 2B, and if you flicker/phase the things, you don't have to exile them at end of turn

[@wumpernugget1243]

Rivaz can ABSOLUTELY get it

[@ChaosPhoenix11]

I think it’s wild to build dragons without green, but wtf do I know? The biggest thing that annoys me as a dragon commander is that Rivaz himself isn’t a dragon of any kind! Tf is he doing at the head of my favorite tribe? Get outta here

[@jacobholt7837]

Do Toxrill please!

[@zackkelley2940]

Ahem... Zirilan of the Claw plus Rishadan Pawnshop (If it would be exiled) and Soldevi Digger (If it's in the graveyard). That is all.^^ Also Conjurer's Closet.

[@dallaspayne6204]

HES GOING IN THE 99

[@zpinkerton7946]

It has a combat keyword AND P/T equal to its mana value, how could I not strap a sword to it?! Especially a vigilance-granting sword, so we can save our casting for main 2 like learned folk. (Also, once again requesting Wernog (+bjorna?) or Urtet!)

[@justinfracchia8866]

Of course, Rivaz is honest... until I use Animate Dead on my Worldgorger dragon after reviving Scourge of Valkas with my commander

[@pluubooruu]

I love him in my Kaalia etb deck. Cheat out dragons faster and if they die, you can bring em back. Then you can ephemerate so they don't get perma-exiled.

[@xCCflierx]

Ummm... Ya know... That dragon isn't going to the graveyard when you "kill" it. It's going back to my hand, or the top of my deck, or the battlefield, because that is NOT a replacement effect.

[@semperignotus]

I personally like Atarka for dragon decks. It’s even more straightforward, just cast dragon turn sideways hit for damage. Simple, honest, powerful

[@researchinbreeder]

You should do the other, far less honest Viashino Commander for Dragons, Zirilan of the Claw. Bro literally turns sideways for half the price of the average Dragon to just drop ANY DRAGON out of your deck onto the table and give it Haste. The only thing keeping him out of jail is being mono-red, but that won't stop a Hellkite Tyrant from choke slamming you straight from the library to steal your toys and subsidize further Dragon crimes.

[@jordantaylor4390]

I've been itching to build this lil guy in standard, Akul finally gave me the kick I needed... I will admit that being unburdened by colour identity... Ziotora has been winning most of my games.. But Rivaz Ripping a giant Shivam Devastator out of the yard definitely helps!

[@Ankhakaru]

Shelob please!

[@timothywhite5453]

Hi, my name is Timothy, I like playing Voltron artifact decks. Galea is my current favorite commander. You made me spit my drink before class -.-‘

[@Blue_Carbon_]

Hard disagree, he can ABSOLUTELY get it, you're coping

[@schrodingersbeer4751]

It is day 180ish of asking for Hayao Miyazaki's Killdozer Moment, aka Go Shintai of Life's Origin.

[@jakejohnson4986]

Only reason you'd run Rusko in Zimone & Dina is so you could gleefully sacrifice him yourself. Anyway - day 12 of requesting OG Dina, Soul Steeper 💕

[@failfurby]

Excuse me while I go build my first ever from scratch Commander deck. And forget you, he absolutely CAN get it, MMMMMMM.

[@krabbekage2124]

Mald J. Hound I will grovel, I need my furry girl girlboss Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva roasted (day 19)

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

"Giving up green" goddammit, new-Rith is the most playable-as-a-Dragon-general Primeval and I will not apologize for playing one of the characters in the coolest mini-arc of the story when I started playing.

[@Queer_Dimir]

Jokes on you babe. I don't like swords, I like hammers. Bet you'd let a 13/13 Rivaz get it.

[@StarlitWitchy]

Actually, my name is Tessa, not Timothy, and yes I am still planning on doing sygg river guide voltron... Eventually. After we finish our sirgarda and rograkh/falthis or rograkh/reyhan decks of course

[@matthewtalbot6505]

Please roast Yasova Dragonclaw. 3 drop 4/3 green Commander that can steal a creature weaker than her for 1R/UR/U and then smack you with it before giving it back.

[@GrayRain0]

Hmm. Good idea. I have a Scion of Ur deck and what I do is have Muldrotha and a few other revives and just throw dragons away and bring them back. Also Gwenna from Brother’s War is OP

[@wolfyingVR]

just gonna say... henzie, with rivaz, casting dragons with blitz from the graveyard :3

[@IrregularDoctor]

I’d love you to talk about my favorite equine, Emiel the Blessed! Everything good about green combined with blink!

[@colbybastian17]

Hey, Lathliss is VERY honest. She will honestly punch you in the face with 60 damage of hastey dragons.

[@deucesommerfeld1248]

Day 38 of asking for Magda and YES! I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY RIVAZ HE LOOKS AWESOME

[@chrisaraiza6761]

I really enjoy that the only negative thing you said was that he can’t get it. 😹 love the roasts, but something about aggressively delivering positivity was hilarious Day 54,321 of asking for wasitora and Zacama vids

[@Godzmin]

Spoilers for the future can you go over Commander Mustard, AKA Winston Churchill

[@glyphic1855]

yes!!! this is like my commander, my one and almost only, i am heavily associated with him lmao. he's so much fun and everyone appreciates him because they know exactly what i'm doing even if it's our first game!! he's not too strong but certainly not weak, he holds his own against heavy stax. use cards like undying malice to bring your best dragons back for rounds 3 and 4, and run less lands and more turn 1/2 ramp, it's so worth it. lastly: what do you MEAN he can't get it like are we even looking at the same guy lmao

[@JOfJaZ]

Another day, another comment asking for the big daddy himself, Klauth Unrivaled Ancient

[@fishcati5620]

This is absolutely the most incorrect "can they get it?" in maldhound history. I would give anything to feel the loving embrace of that dragon's chiseled musculature. Plus he's red/black which means hes the same colors as a particular dragon themed brand so you just know it's huge.

[@temporaryname8905]

He should untap when you cast a dragon spell if you discard a card. You know, for fun. it's just fun. Geeze guys calm down. I mean how many red dragons could there be?

[@rdchris6556]

Day 8 of asking for Killian, Ink Duelist, especially when paired with Lurrus as your companion

[@kirbyhypno2522]

Using this guy plus Conjurer's Closet or World Gorger Dragon to wipe away the exile effects of Rivaz sounds super fun

[@Heyhowsitgoin999]

It's not a misdemeaner, this guy just out here giving away Gift Cards to Bad Dragon. He said "Here's 2 Mana but you can only spend it where I want you to spend it."

[@otterfire4712]

Day 37 request for Rielle the Everwise, Queen of Rummaging and Looting

[@guilhermecorreia1270]

Day 123 of asking for Jadzi, Oracle of Bullshit

[@madcashewnutjob3345]

If you are impressed by a dragon commander without green, how about I point you towards my favorite dragon commander, Lathliss. Yeah, you can wimp out and just play cheap baby dragons and get the free 5/5. Or you can be a chad and play all the big costed dragons and get a 5/5.

[@RoxyGotMoxy.]

Most fair Dragon Commander until they Entomb and Animate Dead a Worldgorger Dragon on turn 3 and Dragon Tempest you back to the unga-bunga-verse so hard you become your own ancestor and vanish from the timeline. 😅😋

[@MrMattogreen25]

I love him so much, my Rakdos dragons deck thrives with him in it and it's super straight forward. Me no think. Me send big dragons at bad guys. Me win game (sometimes).

[@dr.rattle]

Oh yeah and where's my Miirym I want the opposite of honest I like dealing millions of damage because of 5 Thrakkus tokens

[@q-tip9962]

"Honest dragon deck" Might I direct you to Rith, Liberated Primeval. I will make a defense case as to this being an honest commander.

[@samuraicupcake289]

The go-to dragon commander for all those of you that like me don't have the moolah for a 5-color manabase. But who cares cuz all the best dragons are in red and tbh I'd still play dragon-mana-guy if he were monored. The gravecasting is just icing on the rakdos cake. 🍰

[@jthrone7768]

Everything’s chill till the maskwood nexus comes down naming dragons.

[@gpvs2]

Agree with the whole review. EXPET FOR THE END what do you mean he can not get it?????

[@Highstar7331]

Day2 of asking you to Roast Kruphix, God of Horizons. Please

[@chrisvainio]

MaldHound, are you afraid to see if Karona the False God can get it cuz you know she’ll give you something?